Everyone was taken by surprise this morning when Minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the STF, suspended the appointment of Alexandre Ramagem as director-general of the Federal Police made a day earlier by Bolsonaro (no party). The inauguration was scheduled for the afternoon of this Wednesday (29).
The Supreme Federal Court granted a request from the PDT, which filed a writ of mandamus with the STF alleging “abuse of power due to misuse of purpose” with the appointment of the delegate to the PF.
Ramagem is a friend of the Bolsonaro clan who was the general director of Abin (Brazilian Intelligence Agency), and motivated a judicial offensive to block it, given the interests of the family and allies of the president in investigations by the Federal Police.
Against the STF's decision, Bolsonaro will react.
Last Saturday (25), one of the country's main media outlets, Folha de São Paulo, showed that an investigation led by the STF (Supreme Federal Court), with the participation of PF teams, has evidence of Carlos' involvement in a scheme to disseminate fake news.
The Supreme Court's decision is causing considerable outrage among Bolsonaro's supporters, as seen on social media. In an official statement, Moraes declared:
"I grant the preliminary measure to suspend the effectiveness of the [appointment] decree with regard to the appointment and inauguration of Alexandre Ramagem Rodrigues to the position of Director-General of the Federal Police", Opinion supported by the Supreme Federal Court.
Still regarding his decision, Moraes stated that there was “non-compliance with the constitutional principles of impartiality, morality and public interest”. He also noted that, “in a republican system, there is no absolute or unlimited power, because it would be the negation of the Rule of Law itself”.
But after all, what does Bolsonaro say after this decision?
At the time this article was being edited, Bolsonaro had not yet spoken out about the judiciary's veto, and everything indicates that we will have another busy week.
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Source: Flook from Sao Paulo